Russell Hedrick, who holds his state’s record for soybean yield and the world dryland corn yield record, spoke to AgFunderNews about proposed U.S. legislation targeting Chinese drone maker DJI Technologies, the market leader in ag spray drones in the U.S.
DJI Agriculture announced the release of the Agras T50 and T25 drones with the capability of carrying 88-pound spraying and 110-pound spreading payloads and equipped with fast charging and intelligent obstacle sensing.
To gain more relevance, either the data and analytics gleaned from drone imagery have to offer more value, or the drones need to be able to operate with less human interference.
In a single flight, visual-band RGB, near-infrared (NIR) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data is simultaneously captured, and then interpreted in the field to quickly detect problem areas and respond with action.
Precision Farming Dealer editors caught up with Jan Gasparic of DJI to take a closer look at the Agras MG-1 Spraying Drone, which was introduced at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.
DroneDeploy, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for commercial drone operators, has raised $20 million in a Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors as well as High Alpha Capital.
DroneDeploy has announced the new release of its fully integrated, free iOS and Android app. With this release, users with the latest drones from DJI can autonomously fly and capture images and also analyze their drone imagery directly from within the DroneDeploy app.
Skycatch, a developer of commercial drone data software, has announced the launch of COMMANDER, the company's iOS flight app for DJI drones. The app automates data capture with DJI's latest drones, turning them into professional mapping tools.
Last week, I shadowed Dave Thompson in Amboy, Ill. He’s a precision farming specialist with Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor. He tells me most of his customers were done with harvest by the middle of October.
The college offers an associate degree in Applied Science in Agriculture (60 credit hours). Students enrolled in this program may specialize in precision farming technology by selecting up to 15 credit hours in this area and agriculture business, sales and agronomy.
The college offers an AAS in Precision Agriculture and customized precision ag- related training for agricultural producers, insurance underwriters, equipment dealer and agricultural cooperative employees and others.
Offering training on Ag Leader, Trimble, Reichhardt, Norac and Integris Systems in twice yearly customer training events (spring/fall). Also offering individual training opportunities on any HTS Ag products and SMS software, year round.